
The forgotten matriarch of the Wars of the Roses
HistoryExtra podcast
00:00
The Burning of Joan of Arc
The novel begins when cecily is 16 years old. She's begun her married life proper with ich at about this time, when she was about 15 years old. And their first trip together, if you like, is to witness the crowning of henry the sixth as king of france. But another event took place around that time, which was to have huge implications for the war in france - and that was the burning of joan of arc. So i found myself wondering, as a novelist, what impact that would have on a young girl. Would you be happy to read an extract of your book for us? Ye, i'd love to. I thought i
Play episode from 05:30
Transcript


